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EQT sells Stenqvist to TritonThe Scandinavian private equity firm has exited the Swedish packaging materials business it acquired in 1999 in a secondary sale.
- Seat goes to BC Partners, CVC, IA, Permira
A group of four private equity firms has agreed to pay just over E3bn for a 61 per cent stake in Seat Pagine Gialle in the first part of a deal that will become Europe’s largest ever buyout.
- Apax, Permira submit Inmarsat offer
The two European private equity firms have tabled an offer of around £600m for Inmarsat, the global satellite operator.
- KKR to make AMP unit offer
Reports suggest that a consortium of private equity firms led by the US LBO giant is planning to bid for the UK life insurance businesses of AMP.
- Three groups vie for BertelsmannSpringer
The German publisher has reduced the number of bidders for its science publishing unit to three groups, with Apax, Candover, CVC and Blackstone still in the running.
- Two remain for Northumbria deal
CVC Capital Partners and Morgan Stanley’s private equity unit will compete in the final round of bidding for the UK water unit of French utility Suez.
- Blackstone to bid for Italian directories unit
Telecom Italia subsidiary Seat Pagine Gialle looks set to become the latest directories business to be sold to a financial buyer, with Blackstone thought closest to the deal.
- Two groups compete for Telecolumbus
Deutsche Bank is expected to announce the successful buyer for its Telecolumbus cable television business later this month, with BC Partners and Apollo Management the two remaining bidders.
- Blue chips to fight for Seat Pagine
Three private equity consortia have emerged as potential bidders for the Italian telephone directories business owned by Telecom Italia.
- BC Partners pips rivals for cable deal
BC Partners has acquired Deutsche Bank’s Telecolumbus cable TV business, trumping rival offers from Apollo and Apax, paying E510m for the business.